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This study analyses and compares child health in Pakistan, Peru, Jamaica, Russia and South Africa. These countries, which are culturally, economically and politically quite diverse, display considerable variation in the state of child and health, and in the nature and magnitude of the effects of...
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This paper investigates the changes to health care facilities and the nutritional status of Black children during the …
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The concept of social exclusion has been widely debated in Europe but its application to children has seen relatively … little discussion. What could be meant by exclusion of children is the first main theme of the paper. Among other things, I … exclusion of children. The second main theme is the use of the concept of exclusion in the USA, where in contrast to Europe it …
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economic vulnerabilities of households with children in the five Central Asian countries, and assesses the ability of national … addressing the needs of poor and vulnerable children and families in Central Asia. Limited coverage together with limited funding …
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We estimate a system of three behavioral equations for Brazilian children and teenagers (school absenteeism, health …
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various grandparents to invest in children? The second is differing reproductive prospects of sons versus daughters: when are …
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This article investigates the long-term effects of parental migration abroad on the schooling of children left behind … in Albania. Although parents' migration usually benefits children economically, the lack of parental care may cause … relational and psychological problems that may affect children's welfare in the long-term. The phenomenon of children left behind …
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Qualitative research suggests that economically disadvantaged fathers experience considerable stress due to difficulty fulfilling the breadwinning ideal and workplace inflexibility that ignores their childcare responsibility. Yet, quantitative research on how employment and work-family conflict...
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In response to rise of incarceration, there is a burgeoning literature examining the consequences of incarceration on families. Research has suggested that incarceration negatively impacts the well-being of partners connected to men with an incarceration history. However, research examining the...
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This paper reports the preliminary results of a randomised social experiment conducted by the Department of Family and Community Services involving approximately 5,000 Parenting Payment customers. Three samples of Parenting Payment customers were randomly selected. One sample was asked to...
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